All Motivation and recognition articles – Page 26
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ArticleWaste Creative launches work-from-anywhere policy
Creative agency Waste Creative has introduced a work-from-anywhere policy to enable its more than 75 full and part-time staff to work from any location for up to four weeks per year.Any of its employees who have passed their probationary period can submit a request to work from anywhere in the ...
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ArticleLloyds Bank awards staff with £1,000 one-off payment
More than 64,000 employees at Lloyds Bank will receive a £1,000 one-off payment in order to help with the rising cost of living in the UK.The payment, which is due to be made in August, will be given to 99.5% of staff but not to senior management or executives. This ...
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ArticlePinsent Masons and FTI Consulting shortlisted for HR or Benefits Team of the Year
Copyright: www.tellingphotography.comMultinational law firm Pinsent Masons and management consulting business FTI Consulting are among those organisations shortlisted in the HR or Benefits Team of the Year category, sponsored by Tusker, at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This accolade celebrates the achievements of an in-house benefits team that works together to deliver ...
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Case StudiesCloudsoft showcases company culture through accreditation
Software provider Cloudsoft has experienced accelerated business growth over recent years, now employing 34 members of staff, and is continually looking for fresh talent to join the team. In the current challenging job market for the UK technology sector, this means taking a proactive approach and making sure the business ...
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Case StudiesAnchor demonstrates commitment to care staff through real living wage
Later life residential care business Anchor employs more than 9,000 staff, including those working in care homes and across its housing locations, as well as central support such as IT and HR.Providing a high quality service to its residents is an important part of Anchor's proposition, particularly as the cost ...
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ArticleMorrisons to pay staff at least £10.20 an hour
Supermarket chain Morrisons has announced that it will pay its more than 80,000 store and manufacturing staff a minimum of £10.20 an hour as of October 2022.This is a 2% minimum increase on their base rate, making it the highest paying UK supermarket for store employees. Since 2014, the hourly ...
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ArticleAccess People to buy benefits provider Caboodle
Access People, a division of business management software organisation The Access Group, has entered into a binding agreement to purchase employee benefits provider Caboodle.The acquisition, subject to regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), is expected to be completed within the next few months.Caboodle, founded in 2009, was created ...
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ArticleJordan Lorence: Are staff summer parties back on the agenda for 2022?
Summer parties are absolutely back on the agenda for 2022, in fact we have already started. In April we took the whole team in Hove, almost 40 of us, out to celebrate the end of the sales year and say a massive thank you for all of their hard work ...
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ArticleCharlotte Ashdown: Are staff summer parties back on the agenda for 2022?
With the number of job vacancies currently exceeding the number of applicants across the UK, it is more important than ever for employers to focus on creating and maintaining a really strong culture, to engage their people and keep them motivated. A party is the perfect opportunity to do this, ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 20 May – 26 May 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 20 May and 26 May 2022 were: Natwest, PepsiCo and Tesco make Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022Ocado Group and Nationwide shortlisted for Best motivation or recognition schemeSt Ermin’s Hotel becomes accredited living wage employerScania UK revamps its family friendly benefitsArriva ...
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ArticleDHL drivers delivering for JCB secure 9.5% pay rise
DHL delivery drivers working for construction equipment manufacturer JCB have called off a strike after accepting a 9.5% pay rise.The drivers, who deliver JCB parts between UK factories, had planned to take part in industrial action on Monday and Tuesday this week. However, after DHL offered a 9.5% pay increase, ...
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Case StudiesConnective3 uses perks to stand out from competition in talent market
Like many other organisations, marketing agency Connective3 finds itself in a highly competitive talent market.The business has grown from seven people in October 2019 to 80 today, working in offices in Leeds, Manchester and London. Much has changed during that time as a result of the pandemic, with a focus ...
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AnalysisWhat really motivates an employee to stay with an employer?
Need to know:With the Great Resignation underway, organisations are working out what really makes staff join and stay with a business.Flexibility, wellbeing and work-life balance are all highly prized by employees.A wider sense of organisational values and the ability to develop are also attractive.The emergence of the Great Resignation in ...
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OpinionDr Kerrie Unsworth: Personalised employee experiences are key to motivation
What motivates people to work hard? We used to think it was money, but most of us now realise that this is not always the case. Is it flexibility to choose how and where they work? Is it a fun working environment with free ice-cream and beanbags? All of these?After ...
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ArticleNatwest, PepsiCo and Tesco make Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022
The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 have been revealed, with major brands such as PepsiCo UK and Ireland, Natwest and Tesco making the cut.Other businesses include full fibre platform CityFibre, payments services firm Worldline, publishing firm Hachette UK, and construction business Wates.Several law firms and financial services organisations ...
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ArticleOcado Group and Nationwide shortlisted for Best motivation or recognition scheme
Grocery retailer Ocado Group and Nationwide Building Society are two of the organisations that have been shortlisted in the Best motivation or recognition scheme category at the Employee Benefits Awards 2022.This award celebrates an employer that effectively uses incentives or rewards to boost the employee experience, demonstrating clear impacts on ...
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Supplier articleDoctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness: What Can HR Learn From The Movie?
The latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has hit cinemas across the globe. ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ follows the sorcerer Doctor Strange (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) as he protects multiverse traveller America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) from the horrors of the multiverse. The horrors are being orchestrated ...
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ArticlePersonnel Today Awards 2022 launches new Reward, Recognition and Benefits category
Personnel Today has introduced a new category for its 24th annual awards ceremony: the Reward, Recognition and Benefits award.HR and learning and development individuals or teams that have led an innovative project, helped people adjust to significant change, or delivered cost-savings through people policies are encouraged to celebrate all they ...
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ArticleThe top 10 most-read articles between 13 May – 19 May 2022
The top 10 most-read stories on employeebenefits.co.uk between 13 May and 19 May 2022 were: Goldman Sachs increases holiday entitlement for all staffTesco releases workplace menopause guideTribunal rules fair dismissal for employee with Covid concernsThe changing face of flexible benefitsAverage total pay grows by 7% in early 2022Evona and Man ...
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ArticleSurgeons Quarter launches holiday benefit worth £2,000
Surgeons Quarter, the commercial arm for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, has introduced a new benefits package as part of its ‘Work Hard Play Hard’ recruitment campaign, which includes a holiday package worth £2,000.Surgeons Quarter will contribute this amount towards an employee's holiday costs, with no limitations on ...